Thomas Shafer

Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. is a diversified financial services company, which provides a full range of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses through its banking subsidiary, Citizens Bank. Its services include deposit products, loan products, and other consumer-oriented financial services such as safe deposit and night depository facilities, wealth management services and Automated Teller Machines. The company operates five major business lines: Regional Banking, Specialty Consumer, Specialty Commercial, Wealth Management and Other. The Regional Banking provides a wide range of lending, depository, and other related financial services to both individual consumers and businesses. The products and services offered to consumer clients include: direct loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, checking, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and fixed and variable annuities, as well as private banking services for affluent clients. The Specialty Consumer includes the indirect consumer and the residential mortgage portfolios. The Specialty Commercial provides a full range of lending, depository, and related financial services to commercial real estate developers, owners of multi-unit commercial properties, and middle-market companies. Products and services offered include commercial mortgages, term loans, revolving credit arrangements, letters of credit, inventory and accounts receivable financing, and leveraged cash flow lending. The Wealth Management offers a broad array of asset management, financial planning, estate settlement and trust administration, credit and deposit products and services. The Other line of business includes activities that are not directly attributable to one of the primary business lines. Citizens Republic was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Flint, MI.

As a relationship bank, First Michigan Bank has an unwavering commitment to building long-term client relationships based on confidence and trust. Their clients' unique banking needs extend well beyond standardized transactions, putting a premium on creativity, expertise and flexibility. Like other banking institutions, they offer a full array of products and services, however they believe the exceptional level of personal attention and service provided by their Relationship Bankers is unmatched by any other bank. It sets them apart and it's what has kept their clients loyal to them.

Detroit Regional Chamber operates as a chamber of commerce. Its activities and initiatives are centered on four strategic pillars: economic development, regional collaboration, education reform and member value. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Detroit Public Television is a viewer-supported television service that offers a mix of noncommercial programming. The private company is based in Wixom, MI. The company provides in-depth coverage and reporting of important energy and environmental issues, such as Great Lakes Now and Beyond the Light Switch. Additionally, viewers can enjoy their favorite children's programming on PBS KIDS.

Chemical Financial Corp. is a diversified financial holding company, which operates through its subsidiary, Chemical Bank. The bank operates through an internal organizational structure of regional banking units, offering traditional banking, fiduciary products and services to the residents and business customers in its geographical market areas. Its offers business & personal checking accounts, savings and individual retirement accounts, time deposit instruments, electronically accessed banking products, residential and commercial real estate financing, commercial lending, consumer financing, debit cards, safe deposit box services, money transfer services, automated teller machines, access to insurance & investment products, corporate & personal wealth management services and other banking services. The company was founded in August 1973 and is headquartered in Midland, MI.

Chemical Bank provides financial services. The company is headquartered in Midland, MI.

TCF National Bank (Investment Management) (TCF-IM) is the investment management division of TCF National Bank, a banking company headquartered in Midland, Michigan. Formerly known as Chemical Bank, the firm is a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corp., which is owned by Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBAN). TCF-IM manages portfolios for individuals and institutions.

Detroit Suphony Orchestra operates is an American orchestra firm. The firm’s performance schedule includes Classical, Pops, Jazz, Young People’s, Neighborhood trumpeter, and collaborations with chart-topping musicians from Smokey Robinson to Kid Rock. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI.